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orisha
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orisha, orixa [əˈrɪʃə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) any of the minor gods or spirits of traditional Yoruba religion and its S American and Caribbean offshoots such as Santeria and Candomblé
[from Yoruba orisha and the Portuguese spelling orixá]
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As an example, I offer an arugba, an altar figure for the orisa (personified divinity) Sango (Fig.
Coming together and falling apart: something about brooms and Nigeria by Doris, David T. / African Arts
These include Catholic and Protestant Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism; Caribs and Arawaks; and Lucumi, Regla de Palo, Vodun, Obeah, Rastafari, and Orisa or Shango in Trinidad.
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Oduduwa, the tutelary Orisa (Select Head) of Aje, is heralded as the "Womb of Creation" (Fatunmbi 85) and is symbolized by the life-giving pot of origins and also the "wicked bag" or earthen tomb in which all life forms find eternal rest and also regeneration.
The mother-daughter Aje relationship in Toni Morrison's Beloved by Washington, Teresa N. / African American Review
 
 
 
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